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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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